Who Fears Death
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Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
An award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa. Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R.R. Martin!Praise for Nnedi Okorafor:
‘There's more vivid imagination in a page of Nnedi Okorafor's work than in whole volumes of ordinary fantasy epics’
Ursula Le Guin
‘Nnedi Okorafor writes glorious futures and fabulous fantasies. Her worlds open your mind to new things, always rooted in the red clay of reality
Neil Gaiman
‘Okorafor’s writing is wonderful, and the details of her world-building … are complex and fascinating’
Veronica Roth
‘Okorafor invents wild, fantastical creatures and worlds, but she’s got an even rarer gift, too: She can describe the effect of using magic – the emotional and physiological repercussions of it viscerally, it’s as if it were a fever we’d contracted ourselves.’
The New York Times
Praise for Who Fears Death:
‘Both wondrously magical and terribly realistic.’
Washington Post
‘The book is an untraditional fantasy novel; it actually features Black people in an alternate reality that is set in the Motherland. It also skews more toward the Octavia Butler end of the fantastical spectrum with believable, nuanced characters of color and an unbiased view of an Africa full of technology, mysticism, culture clashes and true love.’
Ebony Magazine (Editor's Pick)
‘Haunting and absolutely brilliant. My heart and guts are all turned inside out.”
#1 New York Times bestselling author John Green
Nnedi Okorafor was born in the United States to two Igbo (Nigerian) immigrant parents. She holds a PhD in English and is a professor of creative writing at Chicago State University. She has been the winner of many awards for her short stories and young adult books, and won a World Fantasy Award for Who Fears Death. Nnedi's books are inspired by her Nigerian heritage and her many trips to Africa. She lives in Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family. She can be contacted via her website, www.nnedi.com, or on Twitter at twitter.com/nnedi.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008288747 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008288747 |
| Title | Who Fears Death |
| Author | Nnedi Okorafor |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2018-11-29 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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